Our Cute Kiddos :)

Here are some recent pictures of the little guys...:)

Nolan's four month check up

Nolan had his 4 month check up yesterday and we got all of his stats. I must say, I was surprised by them since I think he is so much bigger than other 4 month olds, but he is right on track!

Head - 16 1/2 (50%)

Weight - 15.7 lbs (50%)

Height - 26 in (85%)

Sadly, he is still very sick so we were not able to get vaccinations yesterday. They told us he has a severe case of Bronchiolitis (which is a common cold for adults) and that they wanted to give him a defibulator treatment while we were there. His oxygen was a little and he was working hard to breathe. We ended up staying there for an extra hour while they watched him and ultimately they let us go home. We were told to take him to the ER if anything got worse (which it didn't!) and to bring him back to the doctor in the morning. So we had our morning appointment today and he is doing much better! The doctor thinks we have turned the corner and he is getting better. WHEW! Hate when the little guys are sick :(

Our big 4 month old is getting so big! He is sitting in his bumbo often, and can sit for a second or two without help :) He is grasping things and playing with toys, he is good at following us and anything he finds interesting (mainly Wyatt). He is eating great and starting to sleep a little better, but being sick has taken that off track a bit. We started some formula at night and he seems to be taking to that now. He smiles a ton and his laugh is the most adorable thing ever :)

Wyatt and Nolan have started interacting more - which is precious to see - and our favorite thing is when Wyatt gives Nolan his fish face kiss :) Just the best!

I have started weaning from pumping and will likely be done by the end of the month - woo hoo! I am sad that I won't be giving Nolan any more milk, but I am so over getting mastitis! Plus, we have 150 bags of milk in the freezer so there is no shortage :)

All in all, we feel like things are getting back to normal and we love it!

The Bales

Valentine's Day 2012

This year was Nolan's first Valentine's Day and we wanted to make sure it was special :) Since the boys woke up at 4am (YIKES!) we were able to do presents in the morning with daddy. The boys got balloons, stuffed animals and new shirt/socks. They were excited about the balloons :)

The boys made daddy a handprint garden stone for him to put in his garden this spring. He loved it! Mommy got some yummy smelling bath gel and lotions - fun pamper stuff!

The best gift of all though were the hand prints Nana helped make with the boys for both Nick and I. They are so special and will give us something to look at down the road and remember how little they were! We hung the handprints in the hall next to their bedrooms so we can look at them everyday :)

That evening, instead of going out, we decided to start a new tradition and ordered the Papa Murphy's heart shaped pepperoni pizza :) It was delicious with the wine we opened and I made a special dessert using some port we got wine tasting a few years ago. It was a perfect, low key night with all of the family and reminded us what love is all about.

I am one lucky lady to have 3 wonderful Valentine's - thank you to my boys for making me feel so loved and special :)

The Bales

February so far...

We have enjoyed the sunny February weather by going to parks, hanging outside, going to Toddler Time, visiting friends and checking out Play Boutique in LO. The boys have been loving the activity, but as I feared, Wyatt is now sick (AGAIN!). We took him in to get checked out and they thought it was strep throat. The culture came back negative, so now we are told it is a virus. Whatever it is, it sucks and I feel so bad for our poor little man :(

Needless to say, we have laid low this week in hopes of getting better. I have managed to get a few smiles out of Wyatt though - the picture below is my new favorite :)

Happy Heart Month,

The Bales

Mommy Wine Weekend!

Thanks to my wonderful husband, I was able to join my lady friends for a wine weekend in Dundee :) It was SO much fun - we got a limo, hit up 3 wineries and then had a wonderful Pasta dinner at Ariel's parents beautiful home. They put us up for the night and we were able to enjoy a night away from the babies.

Of course the daddies had a "Daddy Daycare" at our house while we were spending time in wine country - baby bjorns, beer pong, pizza and sports were on the docket :) Everyone survived and we all appreciated having the "girl time" and "boy time".

Thanks Ariel, Kelly, Taylor, Kim and all the daddies for a fun, sunny weekend with lots of yummy food and wine :)

Thankful mommy!